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Lyon County, Kansas
Lyon County | |
|---|---|
 Lyon County Courthouse in Emporia (2009) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°27′N 96°09′W / 38.450°N 96.150°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | February 5, 1862 |
| Named for | Nathaniel Lyon |
| Seat | Emporia |
| Largest city | Emporia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 855 sq mi (2,210 km2) |
| • Land | 847 sq mi (2,190 km2) |
| • Water | 7.9 sq mi (20 km2) 0.9% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 32,179 |
| • Density | 38.0/sq mi (14.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | lyoncounty |
Lyon County (standard abbreviation: LY) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 32,179 people lived there.[1] The county seat Emporia. Emporia is also the biggest city in Lyon County.[2] The county was named after General Nathaniel Lyon, who was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in the American Civil War.[3]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Lyon County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 196.
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